Horror and Suspense

• Oliver Twisted | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-6.17 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Oliver has been confined at a private institution for many years living naked in a padded cell with only a stainless steel slab for a bed. When he escapes he wreaks havoc on the institution and staff before being subdued with massive doses of tranquilisers. Now in a coma and requiring 24 hour care his family cannot afford the medical bills and he is brought home where at first everything is normal. His cousin Jeff takes an interest in nursing him and soon those around him and his sister start dying in horrible ways...

• A Crack In The Floor | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The continuing popularity of horror spoofs has created an opportunity for low-quality slashers such as A Crack In the Floor to pass themselves off as humorous. The story follows axe-wielding psychotic hermit Jeremiah who meets a bunch of fresh-faced young hikers and the movie employs every trick in the genre's book but still fails to rise itself above cheap exploitation (best indicated by the tasteless rape of Jeremiah's mother that prefaces the action). Brazenly claiming to feature Tracy Scoggins and Gary Busey--who in reality appear for about five minutes each--the film features young unknowns, the most high profile being Saved By the Bell's Mario Lopez. Which is fitting really because the film, with its mix of teen enthusiasm, redneck stereotypes and crass violence, is little more than that show meets The Dukes of Hazzard meets Deliverance meets Friday the 13th. Recommended for connoisseurs of everything gory and tacky but no-one else. On the DVD: The DVD manages to keep the quality set so spectacularly by the film itself--featuring an appalling trailer, a reprint of the information on the disc's box, biographies of the handful of established actors who make the briefest of cameos and trailers for some equally naff TV movies. Not what DVD was invented for. --Phil Udell

• Octopus | DVD | (17/05/2010) from £5.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 a Russian submarine strays into American waters. On board is a nuclear cargo destined for Castro. The Americans attack and destroy the sub. 38 years later US submarine Roosevelt is in the same waters. An unknown object attacks and disables the sub with devastating force and drags the vessel to the bottom of the ocean. What lies on the ocean bed beggars belief: dozens of wrecks among them the sub destroyed 38 years ago. Whatever was on board has fed a creature of unbelievable size and strength! The only way out is the emergency submersible and a passing cruise ship. Above or below the water there is no escape from the monster mutant octopus with a nuclear diet...

• The Fog | DVD | (02/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From producer John Carpenter comes the all-new retelling of his terror classic The Fog. Tom Welling (Smallville) Maggie Grace (Lost) and Selma Blair (Hellboy) star in this senses-shattering tale of demonic retribution directed by Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata) and written by Cooper Layne. Trapped within an eerie mist the residents of Antonio Bay have become the unwitting victims of a horrifying vengeance. One hundred years ago a ship carrying lepers was purposely lured onto the rocky coastline and sunk drowning all aboard. Now they're back long-dead mariners who've waited a century for their revenge. Seeking out the descendents of those responsible for their deaths they lurk enshrouded within a supernatural fog of terror. Beware any and all who stand in their way.

• Don't Turn Out The Light | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A gripping story unfolds after a cop accidentally shoots a hostage and sees his partner killed. Tortured by guilt he leaves the area and vows to avoid firearms... a decision he will soon regret! Haunted by the past his further weakness and indecision lead to three convicts escaping transfer to a top security prison. By a cruel twist of fate the trio led by a psychopathic killer take his family hostage. Tormented by his past and his pledge to never use a gun he prepares to take on

• The Mummy/The Mummy Returns/The Scorpion King | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Mummy (Dir. Stephen Sommers 1999): Deep in the Egyptian desert a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3 000 year old legacy of terror... Combining the thrills of a rousing adventure with the suspense of Universal's legendary 1932 horror classic The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser is a true nonstop action epic filled with dazzling visual effects top-notch talent and superb storytelling. The Mummy Returns (Dir. Stephen Sommers 2001): Set in 1933 ten years after the events in the first film Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) is married to Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) and the couple has settled in London raising their 9-year-old son Alex (Freddie Boath). When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) resurrected in the British Museum Imhotep walks the earth determined to fulfill his quest for immortality. But another force has also been set loose one born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism and even more powerful than Imhotep. When these forces clash the fate of the world will hang in the balance sending the O'Connell's on a mission to save the world and their son before it is too late... The Scorpion King (Dir. Charles Russell 2002): In the notorious city of Gomorrah evil warlord Memnon is determined to lay to waste all the nomadic peoples of the desert. Because the few remaining tribes are virtually powerless against him they decide to hire a skilled assassin Mathayus to eliminate Memnon's most prized asset: the sorceress Cassandra who lies at the root of Memnon's power. Mathayus's plan however is to kidnap Cassandra rather than kill her. He knows if he takes her deep into the desert badlands as his hostage Memnon and his henchman will stop at nothing to rescue her...

• Jaws (1975) 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition (Limited Edition) | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  In the vastly overrated 1998 book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, author Peter Biskind puts the blame for Hollywood's blockbuster mentality at least partially on Steven Spielberg's box-office success with this adaptation of Peter Benchley's bestselling novel, Jaws. But you can't blame Spielberg for making a terrific movie, which Jaws definitely is. The story of a Long Island town whose summer tourist business is suddenly threatened by great-white-shark attacks on humans bypasses the potboiler trappings of Benchley's book and goes straight for the jugular with beautifully crafted, crowd-pleasing sequences of action and suspense supported by a trio of terrific performances by Roy Scheider (as the local sheriff), Richard Dreyfuss (as a shark specialist), and particularly Robert Shaw (as the old fisherman who offers to hunt the shark down). The sequences on Shaw's boat--as the three of them realize that in fact the shark is hunting them--are what entertaining moviemaking is all about. It's odd that the cornerstone of the new edition is a 10-year-old documentary. Shot for the laserdisc release (the unofficial 20th anniversary edition), the 2-hour "The Making of Jaws" is an excellent telling of how this film was made and became the top grossing film (and launched the career of extras filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau). An hour-long edited version appeared on the 25th anniversary DVD. Here's what else different from the 25th anniversary DVD: an interesting a 9-minute vintage featurette shot for British TV that has never been seen in the States; a few additions to the extensive "Jaws Archives" (production stills, storyboards and the like), and a few new fragments in the deleted scene roll. The image is the same excellent transfer as before but this time you can get the DTS and Dolby sound on the same disc plus a nice 60-page photo journal. A seaworthy set but hardly worth trading in your old DVD. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

• Horrorvision | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The website horrorvision.com has a mysterious secret that no one seems to be able to unravel: anyone who logs onto it winds up dead...

• Skinned Deep | Blu Ray | (20/07/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• If A Tree Falls | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £5.19   |  Saving you £4.80 (48.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Twenty-something friends Brad, Will, Nessa, and Lisa take a road trip through the Eastern Canadian countryside on their way to a family reunion, and enter into a bloody fight for survival against six masked maniacs who emerge from the forest seeking to slaughter them all.

• Mr Halloween | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £10.78   |  Saving you £2.21 (17.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• Paranormal Activity 2/Case 39/Uninvited (Triple Pack) | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Paranormal Activity 2: Brace yourself for scares aplenty in the spirited sequel to 2007's box office phenomenon, as another family fall prey to ghostly goings-on from a pesky poltergeist determined to make their lives a living hell. A truly 'phantastic' follow-up that is sure to have you jumping out of your skin. Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare. Security cameras capture the torment, making every minute horrifyingly real. Case 39: Academy Award winner Rene Zellweger stars in this terrifying supernatural thriller about a social worker who has been assigned the unusual and disturbing case of Lillith Sullivan ... a girl with a strange and mysterious past. When Emily (Zellweger) opens her home in an attempt to help Lillith, it turns into a deadly nightmare she may not survive. Co-starring Bradley Cooper (The Hangover), Case 39 is a heart-stopping chiller with startling surprises that lead to a shocking and sinister ending.The Uninvited: The Univited centers around two teenage sisters Anna and Alex Rydell (Emily Browning and Arielle Kebbel) who return home from a mental hospital only to find their recovery unraveling because of a cruel stepmother, an ignorant father and a lingering, scary ghost. With their mental states deteriorating can they stay alive in a haunted house where the only thing they have is each other?

• World War Dead - Rise Of The Fallen | Blu Ray | (04/05/2015) from £13.98   |  Saving you £7.27 (57.15%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A TV documentary crew travel to the battlefields to unearth new mysteries surrounding one of history’s bloodiest battles. However what they unearth is far from a new story of those that died 100 years ago - but an army of the undead.

• The Raven | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £7.96   |  Saving you £8.03 (100.88%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bela Lugosi is the brilliant but deranged surgeon who becomes obssessed with a beautiful dancer after saving her life. He must have her but first must deal with her fiance and father and plans to take care of them in his chamber of Edgar Allen Poe-inspired torture devices. To do the dirty work he enlists the aid of a wanted criminal (Karloff) whom he disfigures with the promise of restoring his features when the job is done.

• Nikos The Impaler | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  All of Romania feared Nikos a bloodthirsty barbarian and cannibal murderer of many. But one moonlit night a courageous few with torches clutched in their hands put the ungodly monster to an end. Yet with his dying words the maniacal Nikos claimed not even death would stop him! Centuries later he resurfaces in Manhattan!

• Legacy Of Dracula | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Kazuhiko visits the grave of his girlfriend Yuko he is shocked by what he finds... Following his subsequent disappearance his sister and her boyfriend follow his tracks to Yuko's ancestral home.

• Toolbox Murders 2 | DVD | (19/10/2015) from £10.78   |  Saving you £2.21 (20.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hollywood California is turned upside down by a series of strange and horrific murders creating chaos and turmoil in tinsel town. One particular victim is kidnapped held captive and subjected to witness the torture and murder of numerous other victims. It is by her will strength and faith that she must survive the ordeal. Her escape seems hopeless and only worsens when outside supernatural forces become more difficult to contend with than her captor...

• Alive | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £8.20   |  Saving you £7.79 (95.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  There are some things worse than death. From Director Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus Godzilla Final Wars Aragami Deul Down To Hell The Messenger And Azumi). Based on the popular manga by Tsutomu Takahashi (Sky High). Alive combines the tension of Vincenzo Natali's Cube and Kitamura's own Versus. For the brutal vengeance murder of his girlfriend's rapists Tenshu is sentenced to die in the electric chair. Resigned to his fate and unmoved by his actions he survives the lethal high voltage punishment. He is then given the choice to burn again or take part in a vicious experiment pitting him against another prisoner and a mysterious alien life force. Here is where the true punishment begins. Featuring moving performances by Hideo Sakaki Ryo Koyuki Erika Oda Jun Kunimura Bengal Tetta Sugimoto and Tak Sakaguchi.

• Horror Films (Box Set) | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This box set contains the following four titles: Pariah: Steve and Sam are attacked by Neo-Nazis. Steve decides to go undercover as a skinhead to learn more about them. With this accomplished he can kill them... The Stendhal Syndrome: On the trial of a serial rapist and killer a detective hides her own secret. She suffers from a mental condition which makes her retreat into frightening hallucinations.... The Stendhal Syndrome. The Class Of Nuke'em High: Meet the students of Tromaville High School as they transform into horrifying mutants due to their location near the nuclear power plant. Howling VI The Freaks: A mysterious drifter wanders into a desolate desert town in search of the man who put a curse on him to become a werewolf every full moon.

• Castle of the Walking Dead | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After a public execution, the good people of a small Transylvanian community think they have finally rid themselves of the murderous Count Regula, known to his victims as Dr Sadism ......they were wrong! Even being drawn and qautered does not cripple this sdaist. Thirty-five years later, he comes back to seek revenge on the daugter of his intended 13th victim and the son of his prosecutor in order to attain immortal ife. Borrowing loosely from Poe's The Pit & The Pendulum, director Harald Reinl does a masterful job of pacing and fills the screen with surreal and spine tingling images. Reinl's real life wife Karin Dor plays the luscious Baroness Lillian von Brabant, the last female member of one of the families. Only her blood can give the Count what he needs for his life elixir.